Becoming The InfluentialMe
The mission: To hear every woman say "I am free, empowered and able to become the most InfluentialMe" This show is a 'no frills' questions, conversations, collaborations, books we love and general musings on getting up that pesky career ladder. This show is about real life and because real life doesn't stop at the (home) office door, nor do we...get involved!
Episodes
37 episodes
Adriènne Kelbie CBE│From office temp to CEO; How she did it?
Here's some of what we discussed (tip of the iceberg😉):- Why it's so important to make yourself dispensable (yes dispensable!!!)- How to make yourself visible and create opportunities for yourself- Why your ability to learn is s...
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Episode 37
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55:15
David Bell│Analyse Why Everyone is Successful and from there Create
David shared with me exactly how he built the brand and he was very detailed about how some of his 'not so great' life experiences shaped his future success. In the interview we talked about - Why being a person of your word, makes the...
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Episode 36
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1:02:05
Irene Ng, CEO of Dataswift │How To Negotiate At Work
In this episode of The Mentors Edition, she is going to share with us:- How to negotiate, whilst being authentic and without losing sight of your goal- The power of play, creativity and gamification when it comes to work and problem sol...
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Episode 35
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1:01:03
Tanya Pratt, VP Oracle Hospitality│Why you don't always need a career plan
Watch here >>>Whether you're a planner and your plans were thrust out the window by life's happenings or you're the 'flying on the seat of your pants' sort - this podcast episode is fo...
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Episode 34
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49:47
Anjana Srinivasan │How to stay in the same company and get multiple promotions
Watch the episode here!Let's be honest staying in one organisation is the harder route, there is nowhere to hide, and simultaneously a battle to not become 'office furniture.'In this po...
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Episode 33
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53:49
Claire Sherwin, VP HR Director Technology, Finastra │ Take Calculated Risks and Get Ahead
She is somebody who’s career journey has been speedy. She has accelerated her career in an industry many of us have been considering, the hairy scary T-E-C-H. As a hiring manager in the tech space, working in one of the fast...
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Episode 32
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48:31
Apiramy Jeyarajah, UK Wholesale Head, Aviva Investors │The Employer-Employee Expectations
Are you and your manager on the same page?If not, then this mentor is about to help you perfect that potentially tricky relationship.She's a fear-proofed thought leader who pushed past racial and gender barriers to carve out a s...
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Episode 31
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1:01:21
Dax Grant, CEO Global Transform │Motherhood is Leadership
Watch the episode here!!!Dax Grant former CIO, Global Operations of HSBC, who is also an experienced CEO and COO, but the titles she values most are daughter, wife and mother.Dax talks ...
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Episode 30
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52:53
Nilema Bhakta-Jones,GCC Kantar Media │Disruption and Worthiness at Work
She’s been a Solicitor, Barrister, CEO, COO, and now she’s the Group General Counsel for Kantar Media.a woman who refused to let obstacles define her journey, and in this podcast she talks about the following.How lockdown reshap...
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Episode 29
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51:33
Helene Roberts, CEO of Robinson Packaging Plc │Take Ownership of Your Career
Helene managed to carve out a career for herself in an industry dominated by men, she is the only female CEO in an industry that employs over 500,000 people in the UK.She started where most of us started and has probably been where you ...
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Episode 28
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46:31
Owning Mistakes at Work
Life (and working life) is a series of events that lead to another series of events. Sometimes the result or impact is something negative.In this week's podcast I'm sharing the power of owning up to your mistakes and how that can releas...
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Episode 27
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27:53
How to Deal Bullying and Gaslighting at Workplace
It still blows my mind that after over a decade in the workforce, I'm still talking about the B word.If you've experienced bullying at work, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.I have news for you. Bullying doesn’t have to be a long series of inc...
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Episode 26
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23:58
Networking 101 - How to Up Your Networking Game
I've been asked more times than I can remember how to be a good (or even great) networker and so in this week's podcast, I'm giving you my BEST STUFF.Here are my ideas on how you can work your way up to being a phenomenal networker.
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Episode 25
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26:38
The biggest mistake EVERYONE makes when interviewing
I can hand on heart say almost everyone makes this ONE MISTAKE and it only dawned on me to share it and help people stop making it, because I did a mock interview with a client and it was a train wreck and after she changed this one thing, she ...
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Episode 24
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28:51
10 Things You Need To Know BEFORE Quitting Your Job To Start a Business
Has summer got you thinking about your escape plan? Are you dreaming up ideas about setting up on your own, sleeping in and living an appraisal free life? Well emergency stop! There are a few things I am grateful my peers and me...
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Episode 23
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25:02
Summer Reading Ideas for Career Minded Book Lovers
(Good) Leaders are Readers and in my career to date I haven’t met anyone who has disproved this. Ideas If you’re looking for inspiration, here’s a little list of some phenomenal books we’ve read in
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Episode 22
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22:34
Jean Robert Reznik Interview │ Why you shouldn’t wait for the perfect moment?
Have you missed out on something because you were waiting for the perfect moment?This week’s episode, I’m talking Jean Robert Reznik, former CEO of Accor, ClubMed and many other prolific businesses. This interview almost di...
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Episode 21
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23:56
Who do you think you are?
Last week I ran a small seminar with just over twenty women and I asked them 'Mr & Mrs' style questions about themselves, the questions were fairly basic and though some were deeper than others, the universal thing was that ever...
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Episode 20
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12:44
Choose To Challenge: Claudene's Story
Listen and be inspired by Claudene's story as she went from frustrated to two job offers on the same day."It was almost as if I wanted other people to do things for me. I had to take my power back and do it myself. I wasn't waiting for ...
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Episode 18
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43:41
Choose To Challenge: Nicky's Story
Listen and be inspired by Nicky's success story."I found my confidence in interviews with Senior Leaders"Get your career unstuck and have a renewed sense of confidence to show up as yourself.Learn more click
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Episode 17
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30:08
Choose To Challenge: Bunmi's Story
Listen and be inspired by Bunmi's story."My past was holding me back and 6 months after working with Michelle I got promoted (during COVID times)"Get your career unstuck and take a giant leap towards the career...
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Episode 19
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30:42
The Day I (ugly) Cried At Work And Why I'm Not Ashamed Of It
We have all cried at work. Okay maybe not all of us, but a lot of us and this week, I'm talking about the day I ugly cried at work. This week's podcast is about frustrations that arise in every woman's career and why we shouldn't ...
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Episode 16
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24:09
How To Approach Unemployment?
Is being unemployed a good thing?I'm talking about unemployment and why we should change our attitude towards it.Let's connect:Website: www.theinfluentialme.comInstagram: <...
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Episode 15
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23:08
The Power of Boundaries: Why is setting boundaries so guilt inducing?
Why is setting boundaries so guilt inducing? Last year I had over 100 1:1 conversations with clients and the one thing every single woman had in common, was some form of struggle with boundaries, professionally or personally . T...
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Episode 14
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27:01
Pay Attention and Make Your Attention Pay
Paying attention pays...or does it?I'm no accountant but I do believe in making sure your numbers add up. We often say 'pay attention' and yet most of us find ourselves giving it away for free. Many people and organisations ...
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Episode 13
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19:25